The XNUMXs marked the second youth of Martin Scorsese. After a rather uneven 80's, Scorsese performs great hits such as "One of Ours", "Cape Fear" or "Casino".
Scorsese entered the 90s with a short film about Giorgio Armani called "Made in Milan", precisely in 1990. That same year he also made a film, with which he returned to the spirit of "Bad streets", of delving into the violence of the italian american mafia, "One of ours.
«Goodfellas»Tells the true story of Henry Hill, a man who began to rise in the mafia as a child and who ultimately when cornered by the police decides to expose the gang and avail himself of witness protection.
On this occasion, Ray Liotta is chosen by Scorsese to star in the film, although Robert De Niro it also has a very important role. Joe Pesci for his part performs an excellent performance as a supporting actor, which led him to win the Oscar.
Scorsese received for this film the Bafta for best director and the nominations for both the Oscar like the Golden Globe.
If "One of Ours" is an excellent film, the one he shot the following year is not far behind. «Cape of fear«, A film that Steven Spielberg was originally going to direct, is another of the director's essential classics.
Remake of the tape of the tape «Cape of Terror»Starring Robert Mitchum, Scorsese has for the umpteenth time his favorite actor, Robert De Niro, who plays a superb role.
In 1993, the filmmaker changed gears and switched to period drama with “The Age of Innocence”, A vision on XNUMXth century New York high society starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder.
In 1995 he reviewed the history of american cinema, from its beginnings until the 70s, when he was starting. It is "A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American cinema", a four-hour documentary.
That same year he also premiered "Casino", a film with all the essence of "One of Ours". Account again, of course, with De Niro, and again calls Joe Pesci, actor who gave such good results previously. Three hours of intense footage that never slows down.
Two years after "Casino", the filmmaker divided opinions with his film "Kundun«. The film, which deals with the life and exile of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, although it received praise from many people, Scorsese's most staunch fans were disappointed.
To end the decade, the filmmaker presented two films in 1999. On the one hand, “My trip to Italy”, a review of Italian cinema, making special reference to neorealism. And on the other «At the limit«, A tape that pretends to be the plot antithesis of« Taxi Driver », the story tells the nights of an ambulance driver on the night shift, who wants to redeem himself by saving lives.